The Southern Marin Scoop
January 14, 2022
Marin City Community Conversations
The County and the Community Development Agency will be holding monthly community conversations with residents of Marin City.
Meetings will be the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6pm throughout the year. For the time being, these will be via zoom and here is the link to the January meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85028995681?pwd=bzZMcUQ1YUQvbHRjQ0pKQ2p6ZGtNZz09 Passcode: 836590
Spanish language translation will be available.
Join us January 18 at 6pm to:
- Hear from Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters
- Learn about the County’s Housing Element and share your thoughts about housing sites in Marin City
- Get information at: https://www.marincounty.org/depts/cd/divisions/housing/housing-element
- Share your ideas about a grant opportunity to beautify Marin City! Bring your ideas and projects that you want considered.
- AND we want to hear from you! What topics, projects and ideas do you have to share with County Staff? If you cannot join this meeting, feel free to email your suggestions to Liz Darby, at ldarby@marincounty.org
Housing Element Process Underway
Marin County, like other communities in California, is initiating a planning process under State law to identify how to meet our housing needs at all income levels. This process involves updating the County’s Housing Element, which is a required component of the Countywide Plan (the County’s general plan).
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) dictates that among the seven mandatory elements of a general plan, one element must address local housing needs.
Because housing availability is a critical issue with statewide implications, and most housing decisions occur at the local level, State law requires housing elements to be updated on a regular cycle (the timeframe for the next Housing Element includes planning periods 2022-2030).
You have several opportunities to get information and to share your views. Housing is a critical need and where new housing goes will be decided in this process. We are asking for your input.
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Community Workshop: Housing Site Strategies and Introduction to Balancing Act - Thursday January 20, 6-8 PM
- An online interactive workshop to learn how to use Balancing Act, a mapping tool to strategize housing locations. This meeting will be held in both English and Spanish
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District 3 Tamalpais Design Review Board Meeting: Potential Sites Under Consideration Countywide and in this community – Wednesday February 2, 7pm. This meeting will be focused on potential housing sites, with a focus on the Tamalpais Valley/Homestead/Almonte communities.
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District 3 Strawberry Design Review Board Meeting: Potential Sites Under Consideration Countywide and in this community – Monday February 7, 7pm. This meeting will be focused on potential housing sites, with a focus on the Strawberry community.
- Stay tuned for links to the Design Review Board Meetings
We have also implemented a mapping tool to collect suggested housing sites from the public. This page is linked from the County’s Housing and Safety Elements page. In addition to the meetings above, County staff is working to schedule weekly Balancing Act office hours where they will be available to answer any questions or troubleshoot any issues.
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If you have a question or concern and would like to contact me, please send an email to me or one of my Aides using the links on my webpage: marincounty.org/depts/bs/district-3/home.
For information on the County of Marin's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit coronavirus.marinhhs.org. You can also contact the COVID-19 Response Team with your questions and concerns at coronavirus.marinhhs.org/contact.
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